Ashwani, a member of Jhanjeri hamlet in Chandigarh, helped his team win by taking four wickets. He was named the Player of the Match.
Ashwani now has the fourth-best bowling stats for a player making their IPL debut.
6/12, SRH vs. Alzarri Joseph (MI), 2019 Cricbuzz says that Alzarri Joseph is the only bowler who has taken six wickets on his IPL debut. In the 2019 Indian Premier League, the Caribbean seamer, who played for Mumbai Indians, stopped Sunrisers Hyderabad with 6/12 scores. As the Orange Army chased 137, they were bowled out for 96 by him in Hyderabad. In his 3.4-over spell, Joseph even bowled a maiden.
5/17, RPS v. Andrew Tye (GL), 2017 After completing a five-wicket haul in the Indian Premier League in 2017, the Australian seamer Andrew Tye became an instant hit. He took five wickets (5/17) for the Gujarat Lions in their match in Rajkot against Rising Pune Supergiants. In 20 overs, his brilliant fielder kept the Super Giants to 171/8. With 12 balls remaining, Gujarat Lions won the match by seven wickets.
Shoaib Akhtar (KKR) vs. DC, 4/11, 2008 During the inaugural IPL season, Shoaib Akhtar, who had been injured, wowed the crowd at Eden Gardens with his thunderous performance. Against a star-studded Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), he took four wickets (4/11) for Kolkata Knight Riders. The Knight Riders, who scored only 133/6, bowled DC out for 110 with Akhtar’s exploits.
This was the only one of his three IPL matches.
4/24, KKR v. Ashwani Kumar (MI), 2025 Ashwani is the most recent addition to this list, as previously stated. As a result, he is the only Indian player to have taken at least four wickets on their debut in the IPL. With his game-winning 4/24, he led MI to victory over KKR.